. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/TTO/63 
4 June 2009  
 (09-2667) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :    
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Household Refrigerators 
and Freezers (ICS: 97.040.30) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Household 
Refrigerators and Freezers – ( 114 pages, English)     
6. Description of content:  1.1 This Standard applies to se lf-contained household refrigerators 
and freezers designed to be instal led and used in residential oc cupancies in accordance with 
TTS 171: Part 1: 2002, Trinidad Electrical Wiri ng Code – Part 1: Low voltage installations 
(including Amendment 1 (2007)).  
1.2 These requirements apply to household refr igerators and freezers intended for connection 
to 15 or 20 A, 100 to 140 V or 15 A, 200 to 250 V,  single phase, alternating-current (ac) 
circuits; and combination ac/dc ci rcuits or direct-current (dc) circuits where the dc voltage 
does not exceed 30 V.  
1.3 The terms "applianc e", "refrigerator", "product", "equipment", and "unit" are used 
interchangeably and refer to all household refr igerators, combination refrigerator-freezers, 
freezers, and refrigerated kitchen units or any part thereof covered by this Standard unless 
specifically noted otherwise.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Compulsory status has been recommended in or der to protect the consumer or user against 
danger to health or sa fety by ensuring a produc t of acceptable quality.  
8. Relevant documents:   TTS/UL 250: 20XX (Adoption of UL Standard for Safety for 
Household Refrigerators and Freezers, dated 1 November 1993 which contains revisions 
through and including 25 August 2000)   G/TBT/N/TTO/63 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }On a date to be notified by the Minister to 
whom responsibility for trade and industry is assigned, in a Notice to be published in the Trinidad and Tobago Gaze tte as required by the 
Standards Act. 
10. Final date for comments:  31 July 2009 
11. Text available from: National enquiry po int [ X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards                                                                                       
1-2 Century Drive, Trincity I ndustrial Estate, Macoya, Tunapuna 
Trinidad and Tobago                                                    Email:  ttbs@ttbs.org.tt